Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Born 1981-02-10 (age 45) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Biography

Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role.

In 2020, Aduba played Shirley Chisholm in the Hulu miniseries Mrs. America, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. Aduba has appeared in films including American Pastoral (2016), My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Candy Jar (2018), Steven Universe: The Movie (2019), Miss Virginia (2019), National Champions (2021), and Lightyear (2022). In 2021, she starred in Lynn Nottage's play Clyde's on Broadway for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Aduba stars in the 2025 Netflix series The Residence.

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Known For

Roofman
Roofman

2025

as Eileen

Lightyear
Lightyear

2022

as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie

2017

as Queen Novo (voice)

Steven Universe: The Movie
Steven Universe: The Movie

2019

as Bismuth (voice)

Greedy People
Greedy People

2024

as Murphy

American Pastoral
American Pastoral

2016

as Vicky

Candy Jar
Candy Jar

2018

as Julia Russell

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Tallulah
Tallulah

2016

as Louisa Kinnie

We Are Boats
We Are Boats

2019

as Sir

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015

as Self - Musical Guest

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
National Champions
National Champions

2021

as Katherine Poe

Beats
Beats

2019

as Carla Monroe

Really Love
Really Love

2020

as Chenai Hungwe

Showing Roots
Showing Roots

2016

as Pearl

Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates

2015

as Corrie